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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy and cooler, probably occasional sHowers tonight and tomorrow; gentle to moderate southwest winds. Temperatures —Highest, 76, at 5:15 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 57, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on Page A-4. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 No. 32,501. [ omee. Entered as second class matter Washington, D. ch WASHINGTON, U. S. MAY JOIN EUROPE IN CONSULTATIVE PACT; DEBTS COME UP TODAY POSSIBILITY SEEN INHULL STATEMENT Solution of Arms Problem by Economic Conferees Regarded as Vital. SANGUINE OF SUCCESS French Premier “Charmed” With Reception Accorded Him by President. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The possibility of American ad- herence to a consultative pact, an agreement to consult with other signatories of the Kellogg-Briand treaty renouncing war in the event of a threat of hostilities, was advanced tcday as the White House conferences with foreign statesmen proceeded. Secretary of State Hull, reply- ing to questions at a press con- ference regarding the prospect for America’s joining in such a con- sultative pact, pointed out that platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties favored in principle that kind of an agree- ment in order to strengthen the peace pact. Secretary Hull went to the press conference following a visit to the White House where he joined the President and Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain. Ignores War Debt NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN. BRITISH IGNORE [Fail to Make Provision for Payment of United States Obligations. By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 25.—Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain an- nounced in presenting his budget to the | House of Commons today that no pro- vision will be made this year for war debt payments to the United States or for receipts from foreign debtors. | 'This is the same policy Britain fol- DEBTS IN BUDGET lowed in last year’s budget. Special provision was necessary for the debt installment paid to the United States | last December. A solution of the disarmament prob- lem now being considered at Geneva is regarded as one of the essen- tials if the World Economic Con- “The past year has been one of sub- ference to be held in June in Len- stantial financial achievement, which don is to be a success, is was pointed | was a necessary preliminary to the re- out in some quarters. An b:‘fee' vival of activity,” Mr. Chamberlain said. ment by the United States to become £ puex:y «yn a consultative pact might, | Not Influenced by U. S. Stand. it is said, have an important bear-| The chancellor told the Ho ing on the Geneva Conference. The “It is realized that America’s action conferences of President Roosevelt | in going off gold is in no sense related with Prime Minister MacDonald and | to relations or conversations with other with M. Herriot, former prime minister | countries, but is prompted by internal of Prance, seeking to lay foundations of understanding for the Eccnomic Conference, have taken into considera- tion the question of disarmament. The French in the past have insisted that security against attack must be fore- runner of disarmament. Bar Selfish Nationalism. Representatives of the United States, France and Great Britain, together with those of Canada, drove forward in the present effort to lay the ground work for success of the London Conference. Outstanding, as the conversations of | Presicent Roosevelt with Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain and with former Prime Minister Herriot of France have progressed, is the purpose of those participating to deal with the| whole subject of international economic and not to let any single question prove an frritant that will endanger the whole | The feeling is strong among | structure. ] the representatives of this Government that only along such a road lies ulti- mate success Jockeying by individual states for this or that advantage can only spell disaster. Arms Parley Resumed. At the bottom of all the interna- tional political problems lie the eco- | nomic questions. It is from this angle that the effort is being made to attack the distressed conditions which now have the nations of the world in their ‘”Il:l London the budget of the British government_has been presented to the House of Commons and it contained no provision for payment of the June instaliment due the United States cn account of the war debt. Here it was recalled, however, that the British budget last year made no provision for the December paymert of the war debt to this_country, bui that, nevertheless, the British made the payment when it fell due. The next payments of the war debts = Page 3, Column 3.) Continued on BRITAIN'S EMBARGO IN EFFECT TOMORROW Almost Complete Ban Russian Imports Comes After Soviet Action. Against By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 25.—Britain's almost relations in the broadest possible way, | | conditions. i “We are happy.” Mr. Chamberlain | continued, “to think that our desire for international co-operation is shared by | the United States, and while we can- not disguise from ourselves that the situation that has developed in recent days has involved some anxiety and has | required most careful consideration. we hope the further measures which Mr. | Roosevelt has no doubt in mind will promote the establishment of renewed confidence.” Reduction in Beer Tax. Announcing his taxation program, the chancellor made public what, from the standpoint of the man in the street, is the most important budget detail. He stated he was reducing the tax on beer a penny a pint. This means more to the British workman than any high financial operation. Mr. Chamberlain said there will be new duties on heavy hydrocarbon oils, including fuel oil, gas and Diesel ol, lubricating oil and kerosene, equivalent to one penny a gallon. The duty is ef- fective from 6 o'clock this evening. Rev- enue from oils is expected to produce £2.000,000 in the year. In making the concession to beer | drinkers, which had long been hotly ad- | vocated, the chancellor estimated he re- duced revenue £14,000,000. Britain will have a surplus of £17- 291000 ($66,570,000) at the end of the | current year if his budget works as he | anticipates. The chancellor estimated the total revenue this year at £714.777,000. “I am not proposing,” he told the " (Continued on Page 3, Column 2. EARTHQUAKE KILLS 74 Ruins on Dodecanese Islands Are Searched for More Dead. KOS. Dodecanese Islands, April 25 (#).—The known death toll earthquake which shook these islands and the Asia Minor Coast Sunday was raised today to 74 persons in this city alone. The bodies were recovered from ruins in the old quarters of Kos. More than 400 persons were injured here. Work- ers were still searching the ruins for bodies, The newer section of the town was only slightly damaged. Many of the injured were taken to hospitals on the islands of Leros and Rhodes. in the | MDONALD WANTS U. S, POINT OF VIEW Settlement Before June Is ‘Sought to Create Good Impression Abroad. |ARMS TALK RESENTED Herriot Displeased by Briton’s Di cussion of Arms Proposal With Roosevelt. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. While the American and French experts have settled down to work out the various problems submitted by President Roosevelt last night, Ramsay MacDonald and the President will begin to tackle today the question of war the payment due on June 15. | debts, as a whole, form an inte- gral part of the entire economic | problem. But the question of the June payment is one which cannot be easily postponed, since a transfer of money must be made and the British maintain that it would be | difficult to fulfill this time their | obligations. The same situation applies to most of the other debtor nations, and Ramsay MacDonald would| like, before he leaves Washington, }to ascertain the President’s point |of view as to how he intends to overcome this difficulty. Debts Concern 11 Nations. ‘ The other matters discussed between the two statesmen and their experts will have to find a solution at the Inter- national Economic Conference, in com- mon agreement with the 58 par- | ticipating nations. A ently, | did not require any definite agreements | in Washington. The debt question is different. It | concerns only a few nations—11 in all— | and should be settled, at least as far | as the June payment is concerned, bc- fore that date. Its early settlement, it ! |is said in French and British quarters, | would create a good impression in Eu- |rope and would undoubtedly greatly | enhance the chances of the economic | parleys. Ramsay MacDonald had breakfast this morning with Senator Joseph Rob- | inson and has had the opportunity of ! reviewing with the Democratic leader ! |of the Senate all important aspects of | | the parley. | Conversations Cordial. ‘ The preliminary conversaticns be- tween the President and the spokesman | of the French government, former | Premier Edouard Herriot, have been | described by the French leader as “the | most cordial he has ever had with a ieader of a foreign country.” He was (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) s o oot {MITCHELL IS INDICTED BY SECOND U. S. JURY Former Chairman of National City Bank Pleads Not Guilty to New Superseding Action. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 25.—A second superseding indictment was returned to- day by a Federal grand jury against| Charles E. Mitchell, former chairman of the National City Bank, charging him with evading payment of Federal ilm:;ome taxes for the years 1929 and ¢ Foening debts, with special reference to! It has been admitted that the| ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING BDITION D. C, TUESDAY, APRIL & Roosevelt Talks French to Herriot, Bars Interpreter HOUSE VOTES PLAN FORMUSCLE SHOALS Bill Providing Development of | Tennessee Valley Sent to Senate. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt, who speaks French, is conducting his conver- sations with the French states- man, Edouard Herriot, without the services of an interpreter, thereby establishing another precedent The State Department tried to insist wpon an interpreter, but the President. who is proud of his ability to speak French. waved the precedent aside to talk alone with M. Herriot. Mr. Roosevelt said he didn't think his French was perfect, but he believed that he and M. Her- riot. who speaks a little English, could make themselves under- stood. By the Associated Press ‘The Roosevelt program for building a vast development of the 'mnnasm} Valley around the Government's Muscle | Shoals properties was passed today by | the House and sent to the Senate. | ‘The vote was 306 to 91. Star. 25, 1933—THIRTY PAGES. RETIREMENT GROUP 10 HEAR' DOUGLAS | Buchanan Proposal Expected | toBe Explained at Hear- ing Today. | Budget Director Douglas is to be a | witness this afternoon before the effi- ciency subcommittee of the House Ap- propriations Committee, which is con- sidering the proposed wholesale retire- ment of veteran Government employes The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. ¥H¥ (P) Means Associated INCREASE. FAVORE FOR' IMPROVEMETS, WITHIN DISTRICT Subcommittee Reported Agreed on More Equitable Federal Share. INCREASE ALSO SEEN IN EMERGENCY RELIEF Some of Eliminated School Con- struction Items Are Expected to Be Restored. An increase in funds to be spent for local public improvements in the 1934 District appropriation bill. and a more equitable Federal contribution are un- | derstood to have been agreed upon to- day by the Senate Subcommittee in charge of the measure. While the conclusions of the subcom- mittee will not be made public until they are laid before the Appropriations Committee Thursday, it is understood more adequate provision has been made for some of the more essential needs of the National Capital and that the | subcommittee plans to recommend that | the Federal share be $6.250,000 instead of the House figure of $5.700.000. It also was reported that the sub- committee would recommend that the | District Government be relieved during 1934 from the requirement of paying| |back another installment of $1,000.000 to the United States under the park development law. It is understood that another recom- mendation will be that the item for: emergency relief for families in distress due tc economic conditions be in- | creased from the House figure of $1,- 1250,000 to $1.500,000. Funds for Bridge. Punds with which to begin construc- tion of a new Calvert Street Bridge across Rock Creek will be recommended, | but it is not definitely known from what source this will come. During the hearings it was suggested that this be specificd as one of the proiects to be financed out of the $1.040,000 of lump sum gas tax money approved by the| House, but to be spent only at the di- rection of the President. It also was reported in reliable cir- Shortly before a motion to return the bill to the Military Committee, with | orders that it report back the Norris plan for fulfilling the Roosevelt Ten: nessee Valley program, was rejected by & vote of 326 to 68 The final ballot ended several days of | debate, during which all amendments were barred. Provisions Outlined. Chief provisions of the bill: Creates the Tennessee Valley Authori- & Government eorporation with three directors, to operate the Muscle Shoals investment in the interest of SENATORS APPROVE HOUSE. RELIEF BILL Early Passage of Jobless Aid in commeclion wWih o Independent| . OO SO e schiodl builine offices appropriation bill. construction items that were elim- It is expected by members of the inated from the original 1934 bill were committee that a disclosure will be DUt back. The old bill, which died in 2 hicr, | COnference on March 4, contained ap- made of the alternative plan which | proximately $900.000 for public works Chairman Buchanan has worked out | for the school system, but the new bill |after conferences with Douglas and | Passed the House two weeks ago with- = out providing for a single school build- = c:r u‘;:m to have the approval of | o B oN e o rruments were e President. presented to the Senate committee as The essential difference, as mem- | to the nee'g fovl'v making an immediate bers of the subcommittee thus far see | Start on the Woodrow Wilson Senior it, is t] f - | High School in the Reno section, and t ls that the budget director has Tec- | '§' pilieved likely this is one of the | Mrs. Adelaide - Doing Stork, divorced national defense, agricultural and in- dustrial development, navigation and flood control. Directs the corporation to build the | Cove Creek Dam on the Clinch River | and Dam No. 3 at Muscle Shoals. | Authorizes it to build other dams on By the Associated Press. the Tennessee River as a “reasonable | The administration bill to set up s market demand” for power that would | ¢500 000,000 fund for direct unemploy- amortize costs within 60 years develops. Dirests the eorporation o Jease of | ment Telief neared final congressional upier;:le the lnitnler }7‘!‘1&% mzul;hg( a | approval today when the Senate Bank- minimum output of 10,000 tons of fixed | ;ng Committee approved the measure nitzogen the mat tvo ysr: virtually as it was passed by the House. Power Sales Included. Prompt Senate approval of the leg- Authorizes the corporation to sell |islation. introduced by Senators Wag- surplus power, giving preference to | State, counties and municipalities. Also empowers it to build transmission lines if leasing. purchasing or con- | demnation is not feasible. | Authorizes a $50,000,000 bond issue | and a $10,000,000 appropriation. Authorizes the President to make surveys and reports to Congress on | ‘e,co;wmlc planning in the Tennessee asin. Plan Likely as Com- mittee Acts. Democrat, of Colorado and La Fallotte, Republican, of Wisconsin, is expected by leacders because a similar bill was Provisions Unchanged. ‘The House refused to consider the Senate bill, contending as it was an appropriation measure it should have originated in the House. ‘The House bill approved by the com- mittee today is virtually the same, how- MRS. RILEY GETS 10 YEARS IN STORK ATTACK CASE Woman Sentenced at Miami on Charges of Baltimore Divorcee. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla., April 25.—Mrs. Freida J. Riley today was sentenced to 10 years in the State Penitentiary for attackinz . The only major change is that the first $250.000,000 would be allocated to the States on the basis of previous relief expenditures instead of the first $200,000,000. The Senate Committee agreed to this modification and reported the bill un- animously, with one or two minor amendments of its own. A Federal relief administrator would have charge of administering the gigan- tic fund, distributing the first $250,000.- 000 to the States on the basis of public wife of Clinton Warner Stork of Balti- more, here last December. Judge E. C. Collins overruled defense motion for a new trial. subsidiary divisions during the preced- ing three-month period. The maximum each State could obtain under this por- Mitchell case was D for May 8. MRS. FARLE.Y IMPROVING Has Night After Appendicitis Operation. NEW YORK, April 25 (#).—Mrs James A. Farley, wife of the Postmas- ter General, was reported today at Polyclinic Hospital to have spent a fairly comfortable night after an op- Ylelded not guilty, and the aced on the trial calendar | Fairly Comfortable FIND TOAD WITH complete embargo against Russian lm-i ports becomes effective tomorrow. No word has been received in London about | the likelihood of the Soviet govern- eration yesterday for appendicitis.. EYES OF GOLD | promise of good behavior. tion of the fund would be one-third of the expenditures during the three- month period. Would Mark Departure. Sentence upon Bernard Riley, Mrs. Riley’s son, who was convicted with her, was held in suspension, upon his Jimmy Duffy, third defendant, was sentenced to seven years in the State Penitentiary, Mrs, Stork and Bart A. Riley, hus- band of the defendant, were the prin- cipal State witnesses. Testimony showed Riley was in Mrs. Stork’s apartment when the attack occurred. SPANISH CIT.Y ELECTIONS LOST BY GOVERNMENT Monarchists and Opposition Repub- licans Win Almost Two-thirds of Municipal Offices. allocated arbitrarily by the adminis- trator on the basis of need. The bill marks a departure from the Federal policy under the Hoover admin- istration of loaning relief funds to States. It provides for outright grants which would not be repaid. The Banking Committee restored to the bill the original Senate provision for the relief force to serve under the Civil Service. House struck this out of the bill. > Chairman Fletcher said the Senate committee also provided that State funds could be turned over to State administrators instead of Governors. An amendment limiting the salary of the administrator to $10,000 and ner, Democrat, of New York, Costigan, | speedily approved earlier in the session. | ever, as the measure which the Senate | expenditures by the States and their | The remainder of the fund could be 30 years of service with discretion left to the President to retain individual employes for the good of the service, and the alternative is a selective re- tirement with broad discretionary pow- ers given to the President. The fea- ture of this would be that instead of | President would act directly in order- cient in order to promote economy and | efficiency throughout the civil service. Taber Offers Substitute. Representative Taber, Republican, of | New York, the ranking minority mem- | ber, today offered a substitute which | he admits does not go far enough and | the provisions of which must be broad- | ened. His suggestion was that for two years after the act becomes effective the President may retire those whose | efficiency ratings and physical exam- | inations show can best be spared from the Government service. He explained that his purpose is to | make it possible for the President to r«tain in the Government service those who through training, experience and #ecialized knowledge are neeced by the | Government, even those who may have reached retirement age. Representative Taber emphasized that the big problem is not seen in the Na- tional Capital, but in the field service among supervisory officials, customs ap- (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) FAVORABLE REPORT ON HOME AID VOTED House Banking Committee Ap- proval Paves Way for Action on Floor Tomorrow. By the Associated Press. ‘The House Banking Committee to- day ordered a favorable report on the Roosevelt $2,000,000,000 home mortgage refinancing bill. ‘The action was taken by a voice vote. The measure will be put before the House tomorrow. An amendment was adopted to permit loans to be made on property up to $15,000 in value, but not more than $10,000 to be advanced on one piece. Chairman Steagall explained that the bill as originally introduced limited loans to property valued at not more than $10,000 and that not more than 80 per cent of the appraised value could be advanced. ommended compulsory retirement after | acting to retain valuable employes, the | ing the retirement of the less effi- | | items allowed by the Senate subcom- | mittee. | The extent to which the District bill had been slashed by the Budget Bureau and the House can be seen.from a com- parison of it with the original bill which failed to pass the old Congress. The original bill emerged from conference on March 3 carrying a total of $36. 291,647 and with a compromise Federal contribution of $7,600.000. The pending bill came from the House two weeks ago with the total reduced to $31.967.442 and with the Federal share reduced to $5,700,000. The steps taken by the Sen- | ate subcommittee today bring the bill | considerably nearer to meeting the urg- | ent necessities of the District for the | coming 12 months. 1 Equity Stressed. The equity of relieving the District frcm making another annual reim- bursement of $1.000,000 to the Federal Government under the park develop- ment program was brought out during the Senate hearings, when District offi- | | cials pointed out that the paying back of $1,000,000 a year was based on the theory that $16,000,000 was to be ad- vanced and spent on the park system | within a short time. | Due to economic conditions, how- ever, the park program has been slowed up and to date only about $3.- | 500.000 has been spent within the Di | trict, toward which appropriations a!- ready have been made for two annual reimbursements. For these reasons, it was argued. the District could in fair- ness be not required to make the re imbursement so rapidly. If the Appropriations Committee acts on the hill Thursday it probably will be ready to come up in the Senate by the early part of next week. CITIZENSHIP.RESTORED FOR CONVICTED SLAYER California Governor Grants Re- quests for James Finley of Ken- tucky, Found Guilty in 1905. By the Associated Press. | SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 25— | By virtue of a pardon Gov. James Rolph | signed yesterday, James H. Finley, 66, of Willlamsburg, Ky., was restored citi- zenship rights. Finley was convicted in 1905 of first degree murder and assault with intent to commit murder. He served 12 years in Folsom Prison and was paroled to Charles Finley, a brother, in Kentucky. Letters requesting restoration of citi- zenship rights were received by the Governor from former Representative James L. Finley of Kentucky, the pa- AND WAIL OF A SPOILED CHILD By the Associated Press. MADRID, April 25.—Nearly twice as other employes to $8,000 also Wwas adopted. roled man’s uncle, and Representative The committee retained the interest |W. E. Evans of California. Records rate of bonds to be issued at 4 per cent here did not show details of Finley's ment commuting the sentences of two British engineers now in prison after having been convicted of espionage. Officials here said the Soviet Govern- ment's complete ban on British trade | became effective today. These two trade measures were in- voked by the governments as a result of the controversy over six British engi- neers charged by the Soviet authorities with spying activities and with sabotage in Russian electrical plants. Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon told the House of Commons he had talked with four of the engineers, who got back from Moscow Sunday, and he was “completely convinced the accusa- tions against them were ill-founded and that the action of his majesty’s gov- ernment in relation to the whole matter was entirely justified.” . Mexico Shaken by Quake. MEXICO CITY, April 25 () —A strong earthquake shock hit the south- ern end of the State of Vera Cruz at 7:35 a.m. yesterday. Seismographic in- struments indicated that the epicenter was 250 miles southeast of Mexico Giy. No damage has been re] {But Whence It Comes and Wither It Goes Remains By the Associated Press. NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 25.— When the hermit spadefoot, the elusive toad with eyes like gold and a call like the wail of a spoiled child, suddenly appeared in Ansonia, it was a source of woe to every onme in the neighbor- hood. “Why, the noise was like the blast of a steam-whistle,” said one sleepless Ansonian. Another said “it was a deaf- ening, agonizing roar, hoarse and ‘woeful.” But for Yale scientists the vistation was a cause for celebration. “The plain fact,” said Dr: Stanley C. Ball, curator of zoology at Peabody Museum, “is that here is a toad I have been seeking for 25 years and 1 never saw one before. “Where it will turn up next is a mystery. The first ones were seen in the South. They have been seen—and heard—in all the Atlantic States from Massachusetts to Florida, in the Gulf States and North Arkansas.” Ansonians were Hermit Spadefoot’s Secret. first Joused by the|him in digging. clamor in Hotchkiss Pond a fortnight ago. For a week they endured fit. Finally, in desperation, they called in the scientists. The elusive creatures vanished after the scientists’ visit, but not before sev- eral had been captured and some of their eggs discovered. - episode is particularly interest- ing,” Dr. Ball said, “because the spade- foot appeared in great numbers in a city where he had never appeared be- fore. How he got there. and where he disappeared to remains a mystery. “It is when they are laying their eggs in the Spring, usually after a long, warm rain, that they are heard, and after their eggs are laid they disappear, leaving no trace of thejr hiding . It is not even known whether they burrow into the lowland or go into the highlands.” The toad is known as the spadefoot— or Scaphiopus holbrookii—because, Dr. Ball explained, be has a black, 3 y spur at the base of his foot to aid l ! many monarchist and opposition Re- publicans were elected to offices Spain’s nation-wide municipal elec- tions than were government supporters, nearly complete returns showed today. Officials estimated the total number of deaths resulting from violence in connection with voting Sunday | would reach 20. | Councilmen were elected in 2192 cities and towns. Government parties won 5,048 seats. Opposition Repub- licans won 4,206 and Monarchists 4,954. The newspaper ABC said it was the first time in history that small villages in Spain voted against any government. TWO DROWN IN PIT ‘Workmen Killed When Gate Breaks at Power Plant. CULPEPER, Va., April 25 Breaking of a water gate at the elec- tric generating plant here last night cost the lives of two men who were working in the turbine pif ‘They were: Theodore Hitt, 26, and | inal Monroe 3 sa Quint Yancey, 31. The fire department has been applied to situations succeeded in damming the flow of water | for which it was never intended, and through the turbine wheel by use of | corollaries have been added which have pieces of timbes, obscured its original meaning.” ROWE SAYS DOCTRINE HAS LOST MEANING Declares Monroe's Declaration Has Become “Instrument of U. S. Imperialism.” By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, April 25.—The Monroe Doctrine has become “an in- strument of United States imperalism,” says Dr. L. S_Rowe, director general of the Pan-American Union and & for- mer Assistant Secretary of War. @) — of | belts, dot the and the 5 per cent on loans. | case. By the Associated Press. ASHEVILLE, N. C., April 25.—Lakes of air that drive away frost and dew are giving the flowers that bloom in the Spring & jump on their neighbors over a strange checkerboard belt of the Western North Carolina mountains. ‘The lakes, officially called thermal Carolina mountain coun- try like lakes of water varying in depth. Their vegetation starts earlier in the Spring and grows later in the Fall than elsewhere. LAKES OF WARM AIR CLINGING TO HILLS SPEED SPRING BLOOMS| Colder Atmosphere in Natural Bowls Forces More Temperate Belt Higher on Mountain Side. tain contours and occur where a range turns a valley into a natural bowl. | Into these bowls cold air, heavier than warm, flows and settles to the bottom. The warm air is forced up- shape of the valley, around the mountain sides. the vegetation gets a break because the warm air makes for longer growing seasons and the movement of currents prevents the formation of frost and dew when nights are still. . The tem- ture in the thermal belts, Me- says, may be as much as 5 to 10 degrees warmer than thay above and below them. [ Yesterday’s Circulation, 123,778 TWO CENTS. Press. IREED ASSAILS PLAN 10 GIVE ROOSEVELT INFLATION. POWERS Pennsylvanian Says Grant to President Under Bill Is Unconstitutional. |COMPROMISE SOUGHT ON GOLD AND SILVER Campaign Speeches of Chief Ex- ecutive Cited in Argument That Proposal Is Unsound. In a speech assailing the administra- tion's inflation proposal, Senator Reed, Republican, of Pennsylvania, told the Senate today the power proposed to be given the President was unconstitu- tional and a “terrible power to grant an individual.” Taking the floor as attempts got under way to compromise the gold and silver clauses whereby the Republican regulars would agree to free coinage or huge purchases of silver in return for elimination of the gold content reduc- tion, Reed called the inflation program the “most unwise act that could be conceived of."” He quoted from Presidant Roose- velt's campaign speeches and the Democratic platform assuring the country the Democratic party would stand for a sound currency, and as- serted nothing could be more unsound than the pending proposition. Republican anti-inflationists in the Senate sat back for the most part yes- terday and took in with some glee the action of Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland in breaking with his party leaders and taking a determined stand against the Thomas inflation amend- ment to the farm bill. Tydings assailed it as leading America to a “policy of isolation,” asserting that “we are saying good-by to the rest of the world.” This attack, however, did not diminish the confidence of Democratic leaders that the legislation would be jammed through without change. Silver Vote First. Reed said he saw no reason why a vote should not be reached by tomorrow night. The Democratic leaders want the inflation amendment hurried along 50 as to be of assistance to the Presi- dent in his international efforts for & revised gold standard. Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, an inflationist, proposed informally yes- terday that the new currency that could be issued under the inflation scheme be used to pay off 60 per cent of the deposits in closed banks, but the sug- gestion was nol treated seriously by the Democrats. The first amendment to the inflation bill that will come up for a vote is thad of Senators Wheeler, Democrat. of Mon- tana, and King, Democrat, of Utah, em- powering the President to remonetize silver at a ratio with gold to be fixed by the Chief Executive and also provid- ing for free coinage. Wheeler has indi- cated he has administration support for this change. ‘White Bill Before House. Meanwhile. in the House a new silver bill was sent to the Coinage Committee. It was by Representative White, Demo- crat. of Idaho, and would remonetize silver by directing the Treasury Secre- ry to accept deposits of silver bullion at the market price of silver and issue therefor legal tender silver certificates. “Under the provisions of my bill” White said, “we will broaden the base of metallic money in our Treasury re- serves without cost to the Government. “This measure will enhance the value of silver and will raise the purchasing power of the people of the silver-using countries and thus provide a bigger out- let for our products.” ‘The bill also provides that if at any time the amount of silver bullion ac- quired by the Treasury becomes less in value than the face value of all certifi- cates outstanding, the Treasury might expend as much as $100,000,000, if nec- essary, to purchase additional silver bt lion to bolster values of the certificates. Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Okla- homa, led the forces advocating the bill throughout the afternoon yesterday. Borah questioned the constitutionality of that phase of the amendment which is intended by Democratic leaders to give President Roosevelt an effective weapon in his effort to obtain world- wide currency stability. This is the (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) LONG-MISSING HUSBAND FEARED AMNESIA VICTIM Wife Has Had No Word From Tennessean Since He Left on Trip April 9. By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 25.—Mrs. J. Selden Watson said today that she had heard no word from her husband, s 44-year-old automobile salesman, since he disappeared from his home on April 9, and she fears he may have become an amnesia victim. On that day, Mrs. Watson said, her husband left by bus for Jackson, Miss., planning to visit friends there before going to New Orleans to seek employ- ment. Watson was connected with an au- tomebile agency here for several years. He lived formerly in Richmond and Danville, where many of his relatives now reside. LA FOLLETTE HAS SON |Senator’'s Wife and New Arrival Doing Well at Garfield. A son was born this morning to Mrs. Robert M. La Follette, wife of the Sen- ator from Wisconsin, The weight was 7 pounds 14 ounces, and mother and child were reported at Garfleld Hcs- pital to be doing well. As the news spread around the Capi- tol, “Young Bob”—as the Senator is called by friends—was the center of congratulatory offerings. Amusements Comics Features . Finance ..... Radio .. Gerial Fiction . Society